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SharedWork hot sheet report February 2023
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NorthWest Granite & Flooring LLC is a Whidbey Island slab stone supplier and flooring company, specializing in new kitchen and bathroom finishes, as well as remodels. They serve all of Island County, the San Juan Islands, Anacortes, and beyond. Its employees are local, specialized craftspeople. |
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Chicago Title of Washington serves customers from seven branches in King, Pierce and Kitsap counties. They take pride in consistency, transparency and effective communication throughout the real estate transaction. From pre-escrow with their HeadStart program, title review, progress updates and reporting, Chicago Title has their clients covered from start to finish. |
From the intricacies of residential transactions to business asset acquisitions, to the most complex commercial closings, Prestige Escrow handles the escrow closing process and legal document preparation to bring transactions to a successful close.
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For more than three decades, builders and homeowners have trusted Huntwood for their custom cabinetry and their fleet of trucks travel 7 days a week, from Seattle to San Diego, Boise to Portland. Their 630,000-square-foot. production plant is an industry-leading, environmentally friendly facility. |
SharedWork outreach in Yakima
SharedWork staff members provide information and resources at the Workers Wanted: Yakima County's New Labor Market event presented by the Yakima County Development Association.
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Employers can attend free business webinars to gain the latest insights for doing business in Washington state, and this year the series will also be offered in Spanish. In partnership with the SharedWork program and Greater Federal Way Chamber of Commerce, the webinars will take place in both
"SharedWork was a valuable human resource tool that helped us through the pandemic," says Rebecca Martin, Greater Federal Way Chamber of Commerce president and CEO. "We’re happy to be one of the first Chambers to partner with SharedWork to offer an Employer Resources series in two languages,” she said. “Our Economic Equity Assessment shows the strength of the Latinx community as our third largest business sector, and we’re fortunate to have a strong partner in SharedWork to support programming for all businesses in our regional footprint.”
“These webinars offer an employer-focused summary of two or three topics and end with a live Q&A where employers can ask questions," says Rafael Colón, Employment Security Department’s employer outreach manager, "Since 2021, we have served over 14,000 employers through this platform."
¡Obtenga información importante sobre SharedWork y los requisitos de informes de salarios e impuestos del seguro de desempleo para obtener una ventaja competitiva en la fuerza laboral! |
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Take a closer look at SharedWork participation in your county
The table below shows active SharedWork plans in Washington through January 2023.
Is your business eligible for SharedWork?
We can help determine if you're eligible in 60 seconds, and SharedWork staff will walk you through the simple steps to obtain an approved employer plan.
Simply call 800-752-2500 and select option 3. Upon request, we can send you a pre-filled application for you to complete; or sign up using your current SecureAccess Washington (SAW) account.
SharedWork is a voluntary program for employers that can help your business make the best use of time and money by paying workers a portion of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits when their hours are reduced. This gives employers the power to prevent layoffs and a new method to manage the bottom line. Eligible employers can enroll by submitting a short application and employee list to the SharedWork program, and eligible employees file claims to receive benefits.
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Systematic way to conserve payroll costs. SharedWork employers can reduce hours of work for some employees while others continue to work full-time.
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Long-term strategy for employment stability. SharedWork employers reduce worker hours no less than 10% but no more than 50% and provide the employee with 24-hour notice to any schedule changes. The program has been proven to raise workplace morale and employee loyalty.
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Helps employers stabilize through economic slowdowns. SharedWork employers enroll at no cost and can participate year after year, bringing supplemental income to workers when it's best for the business to reduce employee hours.
Learn more about the SharedWork program:
- Stay connected and follow us here for 2023 updates on our state and local chamber of commerce exclusive business webinar series.
- Watch a SharedWork two-minute animated video.
- Wednesdays, 10:45 a.m. SharedWork and New Employer/Business Weekly Question and Answer webinar - Click to register.
Employers can get started today by calling 800-752-2500 and select option 3 to speak with a SharedWork customer service agent.
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